Wednesday, 27 Mar 2013
Building a Progressive Historic Preservation Movement
Ann Taves is a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and past president of the American Academy of Religion. The Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Extra-Ordinary Experiences and the Emergence of New Visionary Movements: Mormonism & the Golden Plates
Ann Taves is a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and past president of the American Academy of Religion. The Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Thursday, 28 Mar 2013
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"Haplotype Spectrum Reconstruction from NGS Data," Alexander Zelikovsky, Georgia State University.
Agricultural Technology: Reflections on the Journey, Perspectives on the Future
Jim Tobin is Vice President of Industry Affairs at Monsanto and a graduate of Iowa State. During his twenty-nine-year career with Monsanto he has served in various agricultural marketing and commercial development positions, working with Monsanto's seed, biotech and crop chemical customers and products. The Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture.
Demons and Butterflies: Weather Predictability and Predictions
Atmospheric scientist Richard Anthes is a former president of the American Meteorological Society and a leading spokesman on weather forecasting. His expertise includes hurricanes and other tropical cyclones. Sigma Xi Lecture Series
Friday, 29 Mar 2013
Gasland: Documentary & Discussion
The documentary Gasland explores the drilling technology known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a journey to document the real dangers that accompany the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history. 9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination: The Future of Water
9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination
Elizabeth Bradfield's poetry collection Approaching Ice portrays the history of polar exploration. The book conveys the wonders and dangers, physical and mental, encountered while endeavoring to reach this inhospitable region. Part of the 9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination: The Future of Water.
Exploration, Empire and Environmental Justice
Poets Elizabeth Bradfield and Sherwin Bitsui will discuss the political implications as well as the ethics and responsibilities of exploration and resource management in a postcolonial world. Part of the 9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination: The Future of Water.
Fashion Entrepreneurship
Francesca Skwark is a 2009 graduate of Iowa State's Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Production Program and founder of her own fashion line, FBF by Checka. She will discuss entrepreneurship in apparel merchandising and design, including real-life expectations, job-specific tasks, and what it takes to thrive in the industry.
Flood Song
Sherwin Bitsui is the author of two books of poetry, Shapeshift and Flood Song, a recipient of a 2010 PEN Open Book Award and an American Book Award. He is originally from White Cone, Arizona, on the Navajo Reservation. The 9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination: The Future of Water
Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of our Wild Ocean
Julia Whitty is the author of Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean. Her thirty-year career as a documentary filmmaker and diver has given her sustained access to the scientists dedicated to the study of an astonishing range of ocean life. Part of the 9th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination: The Future of Water.
Planetarium Show
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium to learn more. Shows are at 7 pm and 7:30 pm and are suitable for all ages. Weather permitting a star-gazing session will be held after dark. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:45 pm. Seating is limited.